The Light

I feel convicted carry the Light to the world, because I believe many people are running from Him, because of the shame we feel for our choices.

You see, we are all very capable of choosing to sin, and some will have more worldly consequences than others. And one of the immediate consequences of sin is shame. In the shame we experience, we tend to want to hide ourselves for fear of how those around us will treat us when they find out. When we hide ourselves in shame, we separate ourselves from the body of Christ, not Christ, you see He says He will never leave us or forsake us. But we separate ourselves from the body of Christ, the church, because many in the church live with an outward appearance of perfection, while inside they are just as messed up as the nonbeliever or the believer who is outwardly running from the Lord. We in the church need to live in the light and bear each others’ burdens, and in so doing draw the world back to or help them establish their walk with the Lord.

I want to be one who demonstrates my faith in the Lord by living in the light, so that those who are struggling in their walk, and those who are not believers, can see that being a Christian does not mean that there will never be a struggle, but that the Lord is bigger than our struggles, that He is not sitting on His throne looking for an opportunity to thump us when we make a mistake. He was tempted and overcame those temptations, and He understands our struggles. He loved us so much that He gave His life in the most painful way, so that He could have an eternal relationship with us, and when we believe and confess Him, nothing will ever be able to separate us from Him, ever. Not even our shame.

I believe when we believe the Lord is in control of our lives, and that He loves us in the midst of our junk, that we can have the peace He speaks of in Him alone, and not in some other activity or substance. Then, any shame we have experienced or are experiencing from the sins we have committed will fade. His death and resurrection have covered these.